New MCSA: Azure Database Development Certification from Microsoft

There have been many changes to the Microsoft certification program lately. Among these changes have been brand new MCSA and MCSE certifications, including MANY new exams. Among these changes is the recent addition of the MCSA: Cloud Database Development certification.

Update May 27, 2017: Microsoft announced that they’ve renamed the MCSA: Cloud Database Development certification to MCSA: Azure Database Development.

NOTE: This certification was just announced at the time or writing this, and full details may change once the certification becomes available.

What exams qualify?

The MCSA (Microsoft Certified Solution Associate) certification in Cloud Database Development requires 2 exams to be passed in order to earn the full MCSA: Cloud Database Development certification.

The MCSA: Cloud Database Development certification doesn’t have a large list of exams to choose from, however, it is very specialized for professionals who are working with NoSQL solutions in the Cloud.

From MCSA to MCSE Certification

Just like all the other MCSA (Microsoft Certified Solution Associate) certifications, the MCSA: Cloud Database Development certification also provides a foundational path to earning the bigger MCSE (Microsoft Certified Solution Expert) certification. There are multiple MCSE’s to choose from, each in a different specialization area. The MCSA: Cloud Database Development certification is a foundation on the path to earning the MCSE: Data Management & Analytics certification.

The way the path from MCSA to MCSE works is that you first earn an MCSA certification by passing the required exams. Then after earning the MCSA of your choice, you need to pick and pass an elective exam from the list of electives that count towards the eligible MCSE for that MCSA certification.

To simplify this, here’s the steps necessary to earn this MCSA and then upgrade to the bigger MCSE certification:

Pass both the above mentioned certification exams to earn the MCSA certification

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Posted by Chris Pietschmann

Chris is a 6-time Microsoft MVP and has nearly 20 years of experience building enterprise systems both in the cloud and on-premises. He is also a Certified Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect (both MCSD and MCSE), a Microsoft Certified Trainer, and self proclaimed Cloud Advocate. He has a passion for technology and sharing what he learns with others to help enable them to learn faster and be more productive.

That is something that I do not know; haven’t seen anything announced from Microsoft. Considering that DocumentDB is now Cosmos DB and has a ton of new features just added, I think they’re likely still working on building out the exam questions on this one.